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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

156 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.1B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 (+2)

0% more ownership

Funds ownership: 26.79%26.8% (+0%)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 55

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 161156 (-5)

15% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 27

45% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.76M | Put options by funds: $10.4M

82% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.07B → $1.1B (-$4.97B)

Holders
156
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-3.11%
% of All Funds
4.16%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
23
Increased
53
Reduced
55
Closed
27
Calls
$5.76M
Puts
$10.4M
Net Calls
-$4.68M
Net Calls Change
-$992K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
M&T Bank
101
M&T Bank
New York
$292K -$55.1K -1,819 -16%
CC
102
Cedar Capital
Illinois
$288K +$85.9K +2,833 +45%
CS
103
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$267K -$1.01M -33,466 -80%
DIA
104
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$254K +$241K +7,961 +5,986%
Commonwealth Equity Services
105
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$245K +$22.5K +741 +10%
RJFSA
106
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$235K -$8.03K -265 -3%
Verition Fund Management
107
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$234K +$37.2K +1,226 +20%
FA
108
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$234K +$53.7K +1,772 +31%
PGFC
109
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$227K
EAMA
110
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Florida
$210K
William Blair Investment Management
111
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$204K -$682K -22,500 -78%
First Trust Advisors
112
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$200K
S
113
SignatureFD
Georgia
$175K +$90.6K +2,987 +115%
SIA
114
Spruce Investment Advisors
Connecticut
$159K -$5.47M -180,378 -97%
B
115
Bellecapital
Switzerland
$157K
Daiwa Securities Group
116
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$157K
LTFS
117
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$151K -$13.1K -431 -8%
MFS
118
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$150K -$17.4K -574 -11%
EDRH
119
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$134K +$29.9K +985 +30%
HNB
120
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$99K
EDRS
121
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
Switzerland
$81K +$29.9K +985 +62%
Creative Planning
122
Creative Planning
Kansas
$71K -$1.06K -35 -2%
PNC Financial Services Group
123
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$62K +$40.2K +1,325 +204%
AIC
124
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$61K -$73.5K -2,425 -55%
Walleye Trading
125
Walleye Trading
New York
$56K -$251K -8,265 -82%

EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

156 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $1.1B — down 82% from $6.07B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of EWU and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 55 trimmed existing stakes and 53 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $47.5M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $92.6M.

  • 156 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q1 2016, down from 161 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.1B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 82% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 27 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $47.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $92.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.